“Sam Beam, the bearded craftsman otherwise known as Iron & Wine, is the very personification of musical consistency. As he’s progressed from murmured acoustic ruminations (2002′s The Creek Drank the Cradle) to full-blooded, rainbow-hued aural expanses (2007′s The Shepherd’s Dog), he’s gotten only weirder and incrementally more engaging. And when it comes to straight-up angelic beauty, Beam’s still king.” –The Boston Phoenix